Calamity
highSevere weatherCalamity Score: 40

Severe weather near Columbus

United StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 9 March 2026 at 23:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the strongest of the 29 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 9 March 2026.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 9 at 6:20PM CDT until March 9 at 6:45PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL

An estimated 23,168 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 9 March 2026

How we know

One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 40 out of 100, at 85 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Event Data

TypeSevere weather
Severityhigh
Calamity Score (ours)40 / 100
Our confidence85%
Coordinates33.8720, -88.2640
Nearest CityColumbus (44 km)
Population Exposed23.2K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-03-09T23:20:00.000Z

Score Breakdown

50
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescLamar, AL; Monroe, MS
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued March 9 at 6:20PM CDT until March 9 at 6:45PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
Expires2026-03-09T18:45:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Birmingham AL
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2c737b600fba217ae76c6ac5443f2851d18af600.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.afb9d97d39d5ad1c462008f74b47b5e1e3a51cde.002.1"]
Spc ReportTypehail
Spc Speed100
Spc LocationAmory
Spc CountyMonroe
Spc StateMS
Spc Comments(MEG)
Iem TypeSummaryH
Iem Magnitude1
Iem UnitInch
Iem CityNew Wren

Safety Information

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Series begins 10 February 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.

This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.

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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 40/100, near Columbus (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.